The Liaoning aircraft carrier coins are over speculated to 90 times of its face value. What's more, coins are hard to buy even you have queued for it for a long time. http://en.shyzgw.com/New.asp?id=2063

At 50,000 mintage, why the high price besides the historical sufficient?

Cause the Air Craft gives the nation much more Pride than the J 10, or Yun 2 (???) or the Beitou satellite. Although in reality the AC Carrier is perhaps the most symbolic but useless to the Chinese military for now. I personally find the Beitou Satellite should much more significant. Perhaps when China one days gets to master its Jet Engine than that will be worthy cause of celebration.

BUt then again with all these territorial disputes going around, that Chunk of Metal can proof popular although in reality its really just a floating target.

I also dont understand why wasn't there a coin for the DF-21 Anti Ship missle, perhaps China's only trump card in terms of military..... well I suppose not cool enough...